Thursday 23rd May 2019 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Can an 1898 psychological thriller still cause a stir? Yes, as it turns out. Henry James’ sound grasp of the most thrilling gothic traditions appear in this tale of an impressionable young Governess and her charges. Children in peril and a mind in turmoil will always... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 22nd May 2019 at Harrogate Theatre. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Two sets of lovers tricked and tussled into emotional contortions somewhere between euphoria and agony? Welcome to one of Shakespeare’s more disturbing comedies! Conrad Nelson directs and under the wing of Liz Evans’ designs, the play is set circa the end of WW2, channeling the best music... Continue Reading →
Tuesday 21st May 2019 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ School gives us the best years of our lives, isn’t that how the saying goes? But it really depends on how you look at it. There are those who rule the roost with a snarl and a turbo-ego and those who spend their school years clinging... Continue Reading →
Monday 20th May 2019 at the Grand Opera House York. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The marketing will proudly tell you that Dame Agatha Christie’s titan of the stage was established in 1952. A quick search tells you it’s been playing in the West End for an unstoppable 66 years. The programme will tell you that Christie is Penguin... Continue Reading →
Friday 17th May 2019 at Harrogate Theatre. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Gallery of Screams is a one man show offering two dark and twisted tales written by H P Lovecraft in the 1920s. It takes us back to times of tales around the fire and spooks conjured from words alone - a darkened room and a single voice... Continue Reading →
Thursday 16th May 2019 at Leeds Playhouse (Pop Up Theatre). ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Four young girls from various walks of life. One thing in common: they’re knocked up in the 60s without a ring to show for it. Cue the secretive ‘home’ tucked away in some remote area where the girls are cut off from friends and... Continue Reading →
Saturday 11th May 2019 at the Vaudeville Theatre, London. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s Emilia has made an indelible mark on many a woman with Emilia if the tears, enthused buzz and unanimous roar of the audience I sat with is anything to go by. Let it be said also that despite a primarily female audience,... Continue Reading →
Thursday 10th May 2019 at the Carriageworks, Leeds. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jean Paul Sartre’s No Exit gets a claustrophobic and intense outing in this adaptation from Leeds Arts Centre’s Carrieanne Vivienette. Given the premise, the claustrophobia of the piece is a vital element achieved simply: three individuals arrive to a room - their Hell. They don’t find... Continue Reading →
Wednesday 8th May 2019 at Harrogate Theatre. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ‘Does nature or nurture most influence a person’s identity? What makes you, you?’ Naomi Sumner Chan’s new play poses such questions to both her audience and herself, but as this play illustrates with intelligence and feeling, answers are many and complex. Same Same Different is a... Continue Reading →
